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About ISHARES INC MSCI ITALY ETF
Expense ratio
0.50%
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Inception date
Mar 12, 1996
EWI offers a small but comprehensive basket of large- and midcap Italian stocks. Its exclusion of small-caps gives the fund a tilt toward larger firms, including utilities giant Enel, but this exposure is pared back by regulated investment companies (RIC) limits under the current US Internal Revenue Code. This caps a single issuer at 25% of the index weight, and all issuers with weights above 5% do not cumulatively exceed 50% of the index. Keep in mind that Italian markets close just a few hours after the US markets, so short-term premiums or discounts to NAV may simply reflect price discovery by the fund. The fund may also invest up to 10% of its assets in futures, options and swap contracts. The index is rebalanced quarterly starting each February.
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Returns
| 1 month | 3 months | Year to date | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |
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| Price performance | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NAV total return | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Utilities
Consumer Durables
Stocks99.78%
Finance40.05%
Utilities17.85%
Consumer Durables14.98%
Consumer Non-Durables5.16%
Producer Manufacturing4.69%
Energy Minerals4.11%
Health Technology3.37%
Communications2.85%
Electronic Technology2.77%
Non-Energy Minerals2.46%
Distribution Services1.48%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.22%
Cash0.19%
Miscellaneous0.03%
Stock breakdown by region
Europe100.00%
North America0.00%
Latin America0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history